A lower share of households without a car than 99% of compared French towns, at 1.9%
In the typical compared French town, the share of flats is 30%; Crouay has 2.3%. 4.6% of households are single parents. With a median age of 46.8, Crouay is older than 68% of compared French towns. The 2023 Census counted 510 residents in 210 households.
Throughout this page, the Calvados median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
What stands out about the people of Crouay
Fewer residents than in 2012
Crouay had 550 residents at the 2012 census and 510 in 2023, down 7%: slower growth than in 93% of compared French towns. Population ↓
Written from INSEE’s census 2023 on this page, against compared French towns.
A change of −7% since 2012 leaves Crouay behind 93% of compared French towns
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
From 2012 to 2017 the population moved −4%, and from 2017 to 2023 −4%; the median compared French town changed +5% and the median Calvados town +1%.
A larger share of residents aged 65 and over than 60% of compared French towns: 24%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Crouay 46.8. The median compared French town: 44.
Census figures put residents aged 15 to 24 at 11% in Crouay. As a yardstick, 22% of residents are 65 or over in the typical compared French town.
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 108 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Calvados 52.0%, France 51.8%.
26% of households are one person living alone, fewer than in 91% of compared French towns
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Calvados median and the France median
Living alone · share
30% of households are couples with children, against 25% in the median compared French town; 4.6% are single parents with their children (10%). Households average 2.4 people. In the typical compared French town, the share of one-person households is 35%.
Second homes make up 6.9% in Crouay, more than in 83% of compared French towns
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
Households in social housing are rarer here than in 99% of compared French towns. The comparison figure for second homes is 2.1% in the typical compared French town. Put another way, about one in 16: 6.1% of homes stand empty.
Half above, half below €26,350 a year in standard of living
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €26,350 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is higher than in 54% of compared French towns.
Only 6.9% of households are headed by a manager or professional in Crouay
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Households headed by a manual worker: 12%, below 67% of compared French towns. By contrast, at 35%, the share of households headed by a retired person is higher than in 65% of compared French towns. To put it in context, nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional in the typical compared French town.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
Fewer immigrants than 99% of compared French towns: 1%
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
Set against 4.3% in the typical compared French town, 0.6% of residents are foreign nationals in Crouay. The share of immigrants in the typical compared French town is 6.5%.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Only 21% of residents 15 and over are single in Crouay
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Set against 43% in the typical compared French town, 48% of residents 15 and over are married in Crouay. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Graduates of higher education: 22%, a lower share than 80% of compared French towns
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
The share of adults with no qualification stands at 18%. Graduates of higher education make up 30% in the typical compared French town.
Of 41 French towns its size (510 to 2,582 people), the 18th oldest
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Around Crouay, 4 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crouay | 46.8 | 24% | 6.9% | 1% |
| Le Molay-Littry 3,124 · 3.1 mi | 50.4 | 28% | 3.3% | 1.4% |
| Bayeux 12,659 · 5.2 mi | 51.4 | 31% | 4.4% | 3.2% |
| Isigny-sur-Mer 3,543 · 12.5 mi | 52.4 | 30% | 7.6% | 1.3% |
| Saint-Jean-d'Elle 2,516 · 13.5 mi | 43 | 20% | 2.8% | 0.9% |
| Thue et Mue 6,182 · 14.2 mi | 39.8 | 16% | 1% | 1.4% |
| Villers-Bocage 3,088 · 14.7 mi | 49.4 | 31% | 0.9% | 1.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Crouay
What is the population of Crouay?
510 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 7% fewer than in 2012 (550).
How old are Crouay’s residents?
The median age is 46.8, older than 68% of compared French towns. 20% are under 18 and 24% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Crouay?
17, with occasional dwellings: 6.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Crouay?
INSEE counts 5 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 1% of residents, and 3 foreign nationals (0.6%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Crouay?
€26,350 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970). Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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